Application Information

Please refer to our comprehensive FAQs before contacting the school with any queries. This will enable our Admissions Office to deal with priority calls – thank you.

For a list of relevant dates, including the next opportunity to visit the school  please visit our  Key Dates page.

Dame Alice Owen’s School is a secondary day school for boys and girls aged 11-18. Originally founded in 1613, we are Voluntary Aided in status and admit children across the ability range. 65 children per year out of the available 200 places, however, are selected according to aptitude and ability as determined by the Governors’ Entrance Examination and an additional 10 places are selected by Music Aptitude tests.

Applications are welcome from parents whose children are likely to make a full and committed contribution to the extra-curricular life of the school, and to benefit from the extensive additional facilities and opportunities provided by the Dame Alice Owen Foundation. Our Governors are legally responsible for admissions to the school, and offers of places are approved by our Governors’ Admissions Committee. Governors are fully committed to maintaining our family focus with the sibling criterion, whilst retaining partial selection and musical aptitude.

Please refer to our  Key Dates for a list of all relevant dates.

To apply for a place at Dame Alice Owen’s School (all applicants – siblings, Children Looked After, Locality, Exam, Music, Staff) you will need to:-

• Read our Admissions Arrangements for Secondary Transfer 2025. This will give you the opportunity to familiarise yourself with our admissions rules.
• Between 1st September and 31st October 2024 include Dame Alice Owen’s School as one of your preferences when you submit your Common Application Form (CAF) to your home Local Authority.  NB This is the ONLY form you need to complete to make an application. There is no additional form required by the School. 

Familiarisation papers for the Verbal Reasoning, English and Maths tests can be found here.

SECONDARY TRANSFER APPLICATION INFORMATION

The information below is intended to give you further information about the School and the Admissions process.

CONTINUING INTEREST

If you wish your child to continue to be considered for a place in Year 7 you will need to make a fresh application.  Information on how to do this can be found here.